Word: karle
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Today, however, I decided to choose honesty over niceness. Two months earlier, I had been diagnosed with a brain tumor that required intensive surgery and rehabilitation. This was my first meeting with the President and Karl Rove since my return. Something about undergoing brain surgery had made me reflect about whether I had really been doing a public service by pretending that our office had been living up to its commitments...
...glanced over at Karl and turned to look the President in the eye. "Sir, we've given them virtually nothing," I said, "because we have had virtually nothing new to give...
...looked again at Karl. He seemed stunned at what I was saying. "No, sir," I told the President. "In the past two years we've gotten less than $80 million in new grant dollars." The number fell shockingly short of the $8 billion he had vowed to deliver in the first year alone...
...President seemed shocked at the news that the Compassion Fund was a pittance. "What?! What do you mean?" he asked. Karl, still caught off guard, protested. "But what about the other money? You know, the money we've opened up to new charities...
...pondering a White House bid, ABC News's Mark Halperin and the Washington Post's John Harris have some advice. In their book The Way to Win, they offer tales from past campaigns and--with the help of former President Bill Clinton and G.O.P. impresario Karl Rove, who were interviewed for the book--tips for those who have their eyes on the Oval Office. Here's a sampler...